Overview

• Police identified the suspect as Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, a former Marine from Burton who was shot dead by officers minutes after the assault.
• Authorities say the attacker rammed a pickup into the Grand Blanc Township chapel, fired an assault-style rifle, then used gasoline to ignite the building.
• Officers arrived about 30 seconds after the first 911 call and neutralized the gunman roughly eight minutes after the attack began.
• The FBI leads the investigation, calling it an act of targeted violence, as agents and bomb squads examine suspected devices and search the suspect’s home and records.
• Eight people were hospitalized, including one in critical condition, and officials said the burned chapel is a total loss.